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About Bob D'Angelo

Digital news producer for Cox Media Group since 2016. Worked at The Tampa (Fla.) Tribune as a sports copy editor from 1988 to 2015, and as a digital news producer for TBO.com from 2015 to 2016. Sportswriter at The Stuart (Fla.) News from 1980 to 1988, where I won 12 statewide awards for deadline writing, columns, investigative reporting and design. Majored in journalism at the University of Florida and earned a master's degree in American history at Southern New Hampshire University. Baseball history fan, love history and genealogy.

Bob D’Angelo spent more than three decades as a sportswriter and sports copy editor, including 28 years on the sports copy desk at The Tampa (Fla.) Tribune. He can be reached at bdangelo57@gmail.com. For more information, visit Bob D’Angelo’s Books and Blogs.

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NBN Episodes hosted by Bob:

Sports August 3, 2021

Clubbie

A Minor League Baseball Memoir

Greg Larson

Hosted by Bob D'Angelo
Today we are joined by Greg Larson, author of Clubbie: A Minor League Baseball Memoir (University of Nebraska, 2021). In Clubbie, Larson shares his unique perspective from his two-year stint …
Sports April 14, 2021

The Fastest Game in the World

Hockey and the Globalization of Sports

Bruce Berglund

Hosted by Bob D'Angelo
Today we are joined by Bruce Berglund, author of The Fastest Game in the World: Hockey and the Globalization of Sports (University of California Press, 2020). In this sweeping look …
Sports December 9, 2020

The Knicks of the Nineties

Ewing, Oakley, Starks and the Brawlers That Almost Won It All

Paul Knepper

Hosted by Bob D'Angelo
Today we are joined by Paul Knepper, author of the book, The Knicks of the Nineties: Ewing, Oakley, Starks and the Brawlers That Almost Won It All (McFarland, 2020). Knepper …
Sports August 12, 2020

Little Wonder

The Fabulous Story of Lottie Dod, the World’s First Female Sports Superstar

Sasha Abramsky

Hosted by Bob D'Angelo
Today we are joined by Sasha Abramsky, author of Little Wonder: The Fabulous Story of Lottie Dod, the World’s First Female Sports Superstar (Akashic Books, 2020). Lottie Dod is not …
Sports June 10, 2020

Tiger Woods’s Back and Tommy John’s Elbow

Injuries and Tragedies That Transformed Careers, Sports and Society

Jonathan Gelber

Hosted by Bob D'Angelo
Today we are joined by Dr Jonathan Gelber, author of the book Tiger Woods’s Back and Tommy John’s Elbow: Injuries and Tragedies That Transformed Careers, Sports and Society (Skyhorse Publishing …
Sports May 25, 2020

Bouton

The Life of a Baseball Original

Mitchell Nathanson

Hosted by Bob D'Angelo
Today we are joined by Dr. Mitchell Nathanson, author of the book Bouton: The Life of a Baseball Original (University of Nebraska Press, 2020). Nathanson, a professor of law at …
Sports February 6, 2020

The Wax Pack

On the Open Road in Search of Baseball’s Afterlife

Brad Balukjian

Hosted by Bob D'Angelo
Today we are joined by Brad Balukjian, author of the book The Wax Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Baseball’s Afterlife (University of Nebraska, 2020). A combination of …
Sports May 28, 2019

Play Ball!

Doughboys and Baseball during the Great War

Alexander Barnes, Peter F. Belmonte and Samuel O. Barnes

Hosted by Bob D'Angelo
Today we are joined by Alexander Barnes, who co-wrote Play Ball! Doughboys and Baseball during the Great War (Schiffer Publishing, 2019) with Peter F. Belmonte and Samuel O. Barnes. Blending …
Sports March 26, 2019

Baseball Hall of Fame Autographs

A Reference Guide

Ron Keurajian

Hosted by Bob D'Angelo
Today we are joined by Ron Keurajian, author of the book Baseball Hall of Fame Autographs: A Reference Guide (Second Edition) (McFarland, 2018). Keurajian is a commercial banker by trade …
Sports March 15, 2019

Last Seasons in Havana

The Castro Revolution and the End of Professional Baseball In Cuba

César Brioso

Hosted by Bob D'Angelo
Today we are joined by César Brioso, author of the book Last Seasons in Havana: The Castro Revolution and the End of Professional Baseball In Cuba (University of Nebraska Press …
Sports November 9, 2018

Ty Cobb Unleashed

The Definitive Counter-Biography of the Chastened Racist

Howard W. Rosenberg

Hosted by Bob D'Angelo
Today we are joined by Howard W. Rosenberg, author of Ty Cobb Unleashed: The Definitive Counter-Biography of the Chastened Racist (Tile Books, 2018). In this deeply researched volume, Rosenberg achieves …
Sports October 5, 2018

Collision of Wills

Johnny Unitas, Don Shula, and the Rise of the Modern NFL

Jack Gilden

Hosted by Bob D'Angelo
Today we are joined by Jack Gilden, author of the book Collision of Wills: Johnny Unitas, Don Shula, and the Rise of the Modern NFL (University of Nebraska Press, 2018) …
Sports September 3, 2018

The Age of Ruth and Landis

The Economics of Baseball during the Roaring Twenties

David George Surdam and Michael J. Haupert

Hosted by Bob D'Angelo
Today we are joined by David George Surdam, co-author with Michael J. Haupert of the book The Age of Ruth and Landis: The Economics of Baseball during the Roaring Twenties …
Sports August 27, 2018

September 1918

War, Plague, and the World Series

Skip Desjardin

Hosted by Bob D'Angelo
Today we are joined by Skip Desjardin, author of the book September 1918: War, Plague, and the World Series (Regnery History, 2018). In this work, which blends sports and history …
Sports May 9, 2018

Pigskin Nation

How the NFL Remade American Politics

Jesse Berrett

Hosted by Bob D'Angelo
Today we are joined by Jesse Berrett, author of Pigskin Nation: How the NFL Remade American Politics (University of Illinois Press, 2018). Berrett is a high school history teacher at …
Sports April 26, 2018

The Pitcher and the Dictator

Satchel Paige’s Unlikely Season in the Dominican Republic

Averell Smith

Hosted by Bob D'Angelo
Today we are joined by Averell “Ace” Smith, The Pitcher and the Dictator: Satchel Paige’s Unlikely Season in the Dominican Republic (University of Nebraska Press, 2018). Smith is a political …
Sports April 4, 2018

One Goal

A Coach, A Team, and the Game that Brought a Divided Town Together

Amy Bass

Hosted by Bob D'Angelo
Today we are joined by Amy Bass, author of the book One Goal: A Coach, A Team, and the Game that Brought a Divided Town Together (Hachette Books, 2018). This …
Sports March 30, 2018

Tinker to Evers to Chance

The Chicago Cubs and the Dawn of Modern America

David Rapp

Hosted by Bob D'Angelo
Today we are joined by David Rapp, author of the book Tinker to Evers to Chance: The Chicago Cubs and the Dawn of Modern America (University of Chicago Press, 2018) …
Sports February 1, 2018

The Year of the Pitcher

Bob Gibson, Denny McLain and the End of Baseball's Golden Age

Sridhar Pappu

Hosted by Bob D'Angelo
Today we are joined by Sridhar Pappu, author of the book The Year of the Pitcher: Bob Gibson, Denny McLain and the End of Baseball's Golden Age (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt …
Sports December 21, 2017

The New Boys of Summer

Baseball's Radical Transformation in the Late Sixties

Paul Hensler

Hosted by Bob D'Angelo
Today we are joined by Paul Hensler, author of the book The New Boys of Summer: Baseball's Radical Transformation in the Late Sixties (Rowman and Littlefield, 2017). Paul is a …
Sports December 15, 2017

Terry Bradshaw

From Super Bowl Champion to Television Personality

Brett L. Abrams

Hosted by Bob D'Angelo
Today we are joined by Brett L. Abrams, author of the book Terry Bradshaw: From Super Bowl Champion to Television Personality (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017). It is part of a …
Sports November 16, 2017

Tall Tales and Short Shorts

Dr. J, Pistol Pete, and the Birth of the Modern NBA

Adam J. Criblez

Hosted by Bob D'Angelo
Today we are joined by Adam J. Criblez, author of the book Tall Tales and Short Shorts: Dr. J, Pistol Pete, and The Birth of the Modern NBA (Rowman & …